Release Expense Payments

After you add expense payments for budgeted and variable expenses, you can release the expense payments on a periodic basis. You can do this automatically, using the RELEASE_EXPENSE_PAYMENTS event, or manually, using the Release Expense Payment panel.

To manually release expense payments:

In Accounting Center, in the left navigation pane, click Processing and Exceptions > Global Processes.
You see the Global Process workspace.
In the left navigation, click Expenses and Release Expense Payments.
You see the Release Expense Payments panel.
Complete the options on the Release Expense Payments panel.
Click Submit.

Release Expense Payments Panel Options

The following are the options in the Release Expense Payments panel.

Option	Tag	Description

Option	Tag	Description
Expense Payments
Select Query Option	2283	Specifies your query parameters. Options include: One Entity All Entities
Entity Information
Entity ID	1163	Specifies the entity identifier. If you select One Entity this field appears.
Entity Name	1164	Specifies the entity name. If you select One Entity this field appears.
Accounting Basis	21	Specifies the accounting basis. If you select One Entity this field appears.
Release Dates
Release Payments Begin Date	220	Specifies the start date of the date range for the expense payments you want to release based on the accounting date.
Release Payments End Date	221	Specifies the end date of the date range for the expense payments you want to release based on the accounting date.
Entity Attributes
Process Center	4896	Specifies the process center. . If you select One Entity or All Entities this field appears.
Exchange Rate Source	514	Specifies the exchange rate source associated with entities for which you want to release expense payments. If you select All Entities this field appears.
Partition	95	Specifies the partition associated with the entities for which you want to release expense payments. If you select All Entities this field appears.